Consultant, Ending Violence Against Women

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UN Women

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Renumeration: Not Disclosed
  • Deadline: 11/10/2024
  • Location: Remote (global)
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Background

Background/Context
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
 
In the context of its Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) programming, UN Women ROAP aims to establish a diverse pool of Specialists in EVAW for short-medium term consultancies to support various technical activities affiliated with EVAW programmes. This will be in a retainer pool, accessible to the ROAP, MCOs, and COs and will comprise mid-level experts in VAW, specifically related to one or more of the areas described below, who will be called as needs arise.
All qualified candidates with experience in one or more of the areas of expertise outlined in the Vacancy Announcement are encouraged to apply. In addition, for this specific call, there is a particular need for candidates with one or more of the following qualifications:
·       Candidates with knowledge, expertise, and experience in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating legislation, policies and programs on EVAW (for example, including but not limited to responding to VAW and building response systems and protocols; the intersection of VAW for development and emergency contexts, including migration; data and evidence on VAW; women's economic empowerment and intersections with VAW; harmful practices; femicide; technology-facilitated gender-based violence; gender-responsive budgeting, and intersections with violence against children)     
·       Candidates with contextual professional experience in EVAW programming in Asia and the Pacific, including with regional bodies such as ASEAN or PIFS.
Candidates are particularly requested to identify where their strengths lie the most amongst the areas of expertise and competencies listed below.
 

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:
  • Master’s degree in a field of relevance for EVAW (in social sciences, Gender Studies, Anthropology, Management, Public Policy, Social Work or related social sciences);
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
  • At least 5 years of professional experience working in one or more of the following areas: legal and policy reform and drafting, VAW and Data, VAW and networking and advocacy, gender-based violence (GBV), public policy analysis/development, strategic and action planning, gender-responsive budgeting, data collection and data analysis, and gender equality/women empowerment training;
  • Experience in EVAW with at least 2 written works/ briefs/ products developed and endorsed in EVAW is required;
  • Experience in the developing and deliverng training programs, toolkits, evaluation, and monitoring matrices, and mentoring on VAW is required;
  • Fluency in English is required;.

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